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Desserts
Pot of Gold Biscuits
The Merrion serve their ‘Pot of Gold’ with a handmade chocolate leprechaun! If you have a 'things... -
DessertsSoak the sultanas, currants, cherries and Guinness overnight. Beat butter and sugar together until the mixture is light in colour. Add eggs one by one and continue to beat together. Sieve the flour and spices and add to the mixture. Finally, add the treacle and fruit to the mixture. Line and grease a 2lb cake well and add mixture to the tin. Bake at 130°C/270°F for 1.5 hours approx, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy!
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Mains
Dublin Bay Seafood Broth
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Starters
Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread
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Desserts
Shortbread Cookies
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Mains
Irish Stew
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Side Dishes
Colcannon
A traditional Irish dish called 'Colcannon' which is perfect served with a St. Patrick's Day feast -
Mains
Champ Mash
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Desserts
Elderflower and Green Gooseberry Jam
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Free Range Pork Belly, Fresh Blood Pudding, Pear Chutney, Saute Potatoes & Purple Broccoli
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StartersPlace the flour in a bowl and add in the salt. Lightly beat the eggs in a separate bowl with the egg yolks. Mix the milk and water together in a jug. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the beaten eggs. Using a whisk begin to draw in the flour from the edges. Gradually begin to add the milk/water a bit at a time continuing to whisk until a smooth batter is formed.When you have whisked the batter enough, bubbles should be forming on the top of the batter. Place the batter in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to an hour. When you are ready to begin cooking, heat a non-stick frying pan over a high heat on the hob. Melt the butter and stir it into the batter. Lift the pan off the heat and use a ladle to pour a thin layer of batter onto the pan swirling the pan so that the batter spreads out. Place the pan back on the heat and cook until the edges are starting to crisp up and little bubbly air marks appear in the batter. Use a spatula to turn the pancake over and the second side will cook even faster so be vigilant. You can stack the pancakes one on top of another on a plate as you cook them and they will peel apart easily later. Tip from Darina Allen is invaluable : add 6-8 teaspoons of melted butter to the batter just before you cook the pancakes. This means that you do not need to oil or butter the pan in between making pancakes and speeds up the whole process.Serves: 12 Pancakes
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Mains
Chicken, Ham and Mushroom Pithivier
Bill Kelly is the fourth generation to head up this hotel, and we think it really sums up Rosslare. It... -
Starters
Blairs Black Rock Stout Brown Bread
Blairs Inn in Blarney, Cork, is a family-owned haven of locally sourced food, cooked to award-winning...
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